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If you follow the Canadian Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCA) you may have noticed a Leo Totten special in their last newsletter.

Philosophical Weightlifting Podcast Ep. 229: Leo Totten | Building East Coast Gold

Did you ever hear the phrase, “paralysis by analysis”? This is something that I see time and time again from our athletes as well as our...

You see online or you hear through the grapevine that the top lifter in your weight class is training 6 times a week and doing way more...

Everyone has a different definition of the word “success”, but no matter how you define it, becoming successful takes time and consistent...

A “Fad” is defined as “an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short lived and without basis in the...

I was a teacher and coach in the public school system for a bunch of years. I saw kids in the classroom and in the gym who came from many...

OK, I have always said that it doesn’t take much to entertain me. I am constantly amazed at some of the most simple things in life that...

OK, one more reference coming from Ron McKeefery’s book, “Weight Room Wisdom”. This chapter was by Dan John and entitled “Room Full of...

Here we go again, stealing thoughts from Ron McKeefery’s book, “Weight Room Wisdom”. This one comes from Teena Murray of the Sacramento...

To follow up on last week’s Tottenism Tuesday, I am going to reference Marty Bennett of Rejoice Christian School who had an excellent...

As a coach, I can invariably detect when a lifter is going to miss his or her next lift. The lifter comes out for their first snatch. I...

For those of you out there trying to be perfect, guess what? It probably ain’t gonna happen. Whether its trying to perfect technique of...

First meet? First National meet? First International meet? Bet you’re nervous and a bit anxious, right? You look at everyone around you...

Trying out the latest, greatest thing coming down the pike is a trend among all of us, especially athletes and coaches. We all think that...

Weightlifting is a sport that demands hard work, discipline, consistency in training along with a myriad of other stuff that takes a lot...

There are a lot of “experts” out there who come across like they know it all. But, in my experience, if someone thinks they know it all,...

Years ago, Jason Gump had a t-shirt that had one of my favorite quotes of all time: “Your proctologist called….they found your head.”...

OK, back to quoting Dan Gable again! Hey, the guy has the competing and coaching credentials out the wahzoo, so it probably would be...

For those of you youngsters out there who have never heard of Dan Gable, make sure you Google him! What an outstanding career as a...